Operating the shop industry, including reverse surveillance of Qiu Shenyun and Zhou Xing, was all an idea born by Li Tong by chance.

He brought Tian Dasheng to Xiushan Fang today, and the main purpose was to introduce the secret base he had arranged in this workshop to the other party.

Standing in the attic of the restaurant and looking down, you can see that it is a mansion that covers an area of seven or eight acres and has a simple independent wharf, adjacent to the Yishui River Canal, the area is not too large, but in the cultivation of every inch of land, the scale is by no means small.

This stronghold, even Li Tong saw it for the first time, it was given to him by the old eunuch Yang Chongjin, and it was used to communicate with the forbidden middle government, and it was also a valuable property in itself. Moreover, Yang Chong also said that he would continue to send goods to this place to be used as funds for Shaowang's activities.

Li Tong is not addicted to the autumn wind, he has to blackmail the old eunuch, although he has abundant goods in the palace, every expenditure has to be accounted for. In later generations, there was the crime of embezzlement with a huge amount of funds from unknown sources, but he, as a king, had the crime of plotting rebellion with a huge amount of money from unknown sources.

Therefore, it is very important for him to have a small treasury independent of the palace, which can bypass the royal palace supervision and use the goods. The reason why he dared to make such a bold promise to Tian Dasheng before was because of Yang Chong, a big financier, who provided funds.

Yang Chong is the case of Gongtai, and he also masters the smuggling channels in the forbidden area, his family is very rich, and he is not young, and he has no money spent with a kick of his legs, who is he working for and who is busy in this life? So after hooking up with the young king, he was also very heroic, asking for money for money, and asking people to give people.

In addition to this mansion shop, Yang Chong also left two shops in Nanshi, an incense shop and a wood shop. The business itself is very profitable, and the store itself is still a lot of wealth.

So Li Tong really doesn't lack money, what he lacks is the kind of person who can be fully trusted and help him spend money. At present, he is just revealing a mansion to Tian Dasheng, not because he doesn't believe in his sincerity, but because he wants to continue to investigate whether his ability is worthy of entrusting him with a bigger business.

The lack of people available under his command is a major constraint for Li Tong. All the wingmen in his royal palace still need to be trained, and Tian Dasheng was born in the market, and the level he can contact is limited. Therefore, for a period of time in the future, no matter what the circumstances, continuing to develop obscene is also a consideration based on reality.

Not long after, Yang Simiao hurriedly returned, whispered a few words in his ear, Li Tong bowed slightly, raised his hand to signal Tian Dasheng to continue to remember the direction here, and then stood up and walked into a room on the other side of the restaurant under the leadership of Yang Simiao.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the door was pushed open from the inside, and a middle-aged man in a light blue round-necked robe stood inside, first glanced at Yang Siqiao, and then his eyes fell back to Li Tong, he looked a little excited, and bent down with his crossed hands and said: "Bozhou tribute Su You, I have seen Da and Langjun!" ”

"Su Jun doesn't have to be polite, the old man has said your name for a long time, and when I see it today, it is indeed a lone pine and thin stone, simple and appreciable."

While speaking, Li Tong flashed and walked into the room, and said apologetically: "It should have been a hall, but unfortunately there are many inconveniences, so I am invited in a hurry, and I am in a hurry, please forgive me." ”

"How dare you, how dare you!"

The middle-aged man named Su Yue bowed his head, and waited until Li Tong sat down on the mat, and then solemnly saluted: "Ah Gong came to visit me, and I was very happy in my heart. ”

This Su Yue is the old friend of the forbidden female official Xu. Li Tong did not directly summon him to the palace to listen to it, but stayed in Xiushanfang to continue to operate the industry, which can be regarded as a secret move. One is not very familiar with his temperament, and the other is that once he becomes his assistant, he will be placed on the table, and his actions will no longer be random.

When Su Yue sat down, Li Tong casually asked about some old experiences.

"In Bozhou, the first year of the first three years of the first century with the tribute into the capital, the first test failed, regrettably returned home. In the next few years, several literary explanations were taken, but nothing was achieved. After the Yongchun year, he lived in the Shendu for a long time, and he didn't dare to return to his hometown to block the flow of talents, but his blood was not cold, and he occasionally responded to the system, but he only laughed at the Fang family......"

In just a few words, Su Yo finished introducing his previous life experience. But after Li Tong listened, he was also quite embarrassed.

Failure to try is often synonymous with failure, but this is not always the case.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a difference between the regular subject and the system subject, the regular subject was tried once a year, and the system was specially selected by specialists. Among them, the regular examination should be divided into two categories, one is the apprenticeship of the academy, that is, the students of the sixth school and the second hall are qualified to participate in the imperial examination after passing the examination in this school. The other type is the state and county students, who pass the state solution test, and after obtaining the literary solution, they enter the capital with the tribute every October.

Among them, there are only two or three people per state every year, and the validity period of the text is only one year.

The fact that this Suyo has been able to obtain the state test for several years in a row shows that at least in his own state, his education should be among the best. Bozhou is Shangzhou, Hebei, not a remote place, which shows that this Suyo is really talented.

However, every year, more than 1,000 people take the regular examination, and the leaders of the world's states gather in the capital, and only 10 or 20 people are taken. The competition is so great that it can be imagined that Du Fu has not been able to get any serious fame in his life, Wang Wei is from Taiyuan to Jingzhao, and Li Shangyin has also been taking the exam for several years.

Moreover, in the early Tang Dynasty, there was also a trend that emphasized the central government and the locality, and before the Kaiyuan Dynasty, there were only two prisons, that is, the eastern and western capitals, and the students had a higher chance of succeeding. For many years, students from other states have not been able to take one or two people, or even no grains.

This Su Yue has tried and failed repeatedly, and he does not dare to return to his hometown to occupy the precious place of literary interpretation, perhaps because he is ashamed to return to his hometown, or maybe he is no longer allowed to do so financially. After all, if it weren't for a wealthy family with solid family resources, the annual round-trip travel fee would be an astonishing expense.

It is not easy to be Luo Piao, even Liu Youqiu, a person who has been admitted to the Jinshi, has been empty for several years, and he can only afford two urns of pickles when he enters the palace. Not to mention this Su Yo, it is no wonder that his people will be reduced to the face of the Xu family, after all, the backbone cannot be used as food and clothing, and they are both frustrated people, and they can comfort each other.

If the current regular course is a hellish difficulty for students from other states, then the subject system is simply a death difficulty, and it is a test that must die.

In principle, the number of people who take the examination can be more extensive, not only limited to the students of the academy and the children of various states, as long as they think they have this specialty, they can take the exam.

But the problem is that the previous Jinshi and Mingjing, including the incumbent officials, can also participate!

For example, Liu Youqiu, who was originally in history, although he had already entered the rank of scholar, had not passed the official examination for many years, and was not awarded an official position until he participated in the system during the holy calendar year.

The system is a higher level of examination than the regular course, and the requirements for talents are also higher, and it is often the examination and selection of specialists in case of trouble. Therefore, it is regarded by many jinshi, including incumbent officials, as an opportunity to obtain official status or skip the rank, and the competition is much more intense.

Su You, who is the first to do so, actually went to participate in the system, and it is really as he said, he really only has only one blood left, and he just wants to have a good time.

"The country takes the judges, and the law does not follow the same. Fate may be perverse, but if you don't forget it, there will be repercussions. Su Jun has been frustrated for a long time, but he can still maintain his bloody ambition, and this will not give up one thing, and he will win many worldly ways. ”

Li Tong said this, and it was not purely polite, there were all kinds of demons during this period, and there was no shortage of negative and positive ones.

For example, in this year's subject exam, there will be two great powers. Zhang Cambodia, one of the five kings of the dragon, participated in the system at the age of 64 and won the first place in the virtuous and virtuous Fangzheng Branch, and the first in the Kaiyuan Famous Minister Zhang Shuo raised the words and marked the Wenyuan Branch.

In his early years, Zhang Cambodia raised Jinshi and Xie Brown County, and then he was at the bottom for many years, and the sea was sinking, basically there was no special encounter, and this life was like this. Zhang said that although he claimed to be born in Fanyang Zhang's family, a descendant of Zhang Hua of the Western Jin Dynasty, he is only the owner of the Han clan until now, and he became famous in one fell swoop.

Wu Zetian is the heroine of the country, and traditional political talents such as the Guan Long clan have always been resistant to it, and only by expanding the level of talent selection can we obtain new talents that are different from traditional forces.

On the negative side, it is natural that cool officials are rampant, and there are countless lucky progressors. However, on the positive side, it has prompted a large number of Han talents to join the ruling order, which has greatly diluted the political resources enjoyed by the traditional clans.

Although the Wu Zhou Dynasty was only a dozen years, it opened nearly 30 courses, and the frequency was so high that of the Tang Dynasty, among which there were many subjects such as "high talents, sinking subordinates" and other subjects specifically aimed at talented and lowly and unambitious talents.

The reason why Li Tong is sure that filial piety can become an umbrella for him is not only the basic judgment of human feelings, but also because there are several times in the martial arts system subject alone about "filial piety", which shows that his grandmother is really lacking in love, and the demand has even risen to the level of national talents.

An imperial figure is already complicated, and what the merits and demerits are can be summed up in a word.

Of course, Wu Zetian's merits have nothing to do with Li Tong, if you treat me well, you are naturally a good person, and if you treat me badly, you have to get you. In short, I will not give up the preparation and right to seize power in the palace.

"I have traveled for many years, and I don't dare to say that I am better than the world, and I can only live up to the time. Lang Jun has mercy on me, it is the dry harvest that is happy to meet the rain! In the old years, I was often angry that I didn't take my talents, but now I am fortunate to be rewarded, but I have all I have, and I am a proof of this! ”

When Suyo said this, he stood up and bowed again.

This can be regarded as an expression of the heart, people who have no aspirations, the world is always there, who doesn't want to prove themselves?

Li Tong also wanted to try how this Su Yue was a little better, and thinking of the question he had just discussed with Tian Dasheng, he asked this Su Yue again, wanting to see if he had any other ideas. If you don't prepare for anything, there are very few cases of squatting in a thatched house to discuss secrets.